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heteropelmous

heteropelmous adjective: having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.

Adjective

heteropelmous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, bird anatomy) Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.

Origin of heteropelmous

From hetero- + Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.

Questions about heteropelmous

What does heteropelmous mean?
Heteropelmous means having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.
What part of speech is heteropelmous?
Heteropelmous is an adjective.

Words near heteropelmous in the dictionary

  1. heteropatriarchal
  2. heteropatriarchally
  3. heteropatriarchies
  4. heteropatriarchy
  5. heteropatric
  6. heteropelmous
  7. heteropentacyclic
  8. heteropentalene
  9. heteropentalenes
  10. heteropentamer
  11. heteropentameric

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